Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-09-16
VOL. XIV.
AN ACT
For the encouragement OF For
est Culture and Providing
Penalties for the Injury
and Destruction OF
Forests.

CECTION /. BE IL enacted, &C., Ihat, III
consideration of the public benefit to be
~ derived from the planting and cuitlva-
tion of forest or timber trees, the owner or
owners of any land in this Commonwealth
planted with forest or timber trees. in num-
Ter not less than twelve hundred to the acre,
shall on making due proof Thereof, be cntl-.
tied to receive, annually, from the Commls-
sioners of their respective counties, during
the period that the said trees are maintained
in sound condition upon the SAID iano, the
following sums of money: =,
For period of ten years alter the land mas
been so planted, sum equal to ninety per
eentum of all the taxes annually assessed and
maid upon The said land, or SO much OF the
said ninety per centum IS shall not exceed
the sum Of fcrty-five cents per acre.
For second period of ten years, sum
equal to eighty per centun OF the sala taxes
or SO much of the said eighty per centum as
shall not exceed the sum OF forty cents per
acre.
For a third and final period of ten years.
sum equal TO fifty per centnm OF the SAID
taxes or so much of the said fifty per centum
as shall rot exceed the sum OF twenty hVe
cents per acre. r, c.Lo
owner or owners Of the said land, after the
same has been SO planted for at least ten
wears, to thin out and reduce the number OF
trees growing thereon 10 not less than SIX
hundred TO the acre, so long as no portion OF
The said land shall he absolutely cleared OF
the said trees: IHa pyUslaea G%l, ihat Ine
benefits of this act shall not be extended to
aorseryNlen or others growing trees Aoi s'>iS
for fnture planting.
SECTION 2. The owner or owners of forest
or timber land in this Commonwealth, which
has been cleared of merchantsble timber,
who shall within one year after the sad Iand
has been so cleared, have given notice To the
commissioners OF their respective counties
that he said land is to be maintained ia tim,
Der. and shall maintain upon the said land
Young forest or timber trees in sound condl-
zion. in number at least twelve hundred to
she acre, shall on mrking due proof thereof,
,be entitled to receive, annually, from the
commissioners of their respective counties,
she sur,,s OF money mentioned in the 1st sec
fion of this act: Progided, that the first per-
jod of ten years Rhall be counted from the
time that the said lsud has been cleared OF
merchantabie timber, and, that after the
said first period of ten years, the number of
trees upon the said land may be reduced as in
llhe said first section is provided.
SECTION 3. Any person or persons who
shall wilfully or carelessiy cut bark from or
otherwise cat, burn, or injure any tree plant,
shrub or spront, planted, growing, or being
on land OF this Commonwealth, without the
consent of the owner or owners thereof, first
sent, shall kind.e, or cause to be kindied,
fire on any forest or timber land, in this Com
snonwealth or who shall carry in to or over
any forest or timber land any lighted
caudIe, lamp, torch, or 9th er fire, without
having the same secured in lantern or other
closed vessel or who shall discharge or set
eff tire works Of any sind on said land, or
among the trees thereon, or who shall will
tally or csrelessly burn or fire upon his or
their own land, or that of others, any tree,
brush. subblc or other combustible material
whereby FIRE she'll be comm Inicated to the
leaves brash, or timber upon any forest or
aimber land belonging to other parties, shall
be subject 10 penalty OF fifty dollars tor
each oftense committed. with cost of suit; one
half to go to the party or parties injured, and
the other i,alf to the school fund of the sis.
trict in which said cffense was comm itted:
Proridcd, Fhat if the defendant or defend
ants, neglect or refuse to paS at once the pen
atty imposed aud costs, or shall not eater suf-
fcient beil for the payment of the sans With
in ten davs, ne or they shall be committed to
the common Jail of said county for period
of not less than one day for each dollar OF the
penalty imposed: And proUidei. When the
penalty imposed is above five dollars, the de-
fSrdant, or defendants, may enter into re-
cogn;zance, with good security, to answer
said complaint on charge of Tnisdemeanor
before the court cf quarter of sessions in
which The Pstfsc is COI1uiltleu, WHICH COURT
son conviction OF The defendant or defendants
of the oflcuse so charged, and failure to pay
the penalty imposed by t4is act with costs,
shall commit said defendant or defendants to
the common Jail of the county for period of
not less than one day for each dollar of pen
atty imposed.
SECTIoS 4. Any justice of the peace or
alderman, upon information or complaint
made before hin, by the affidavit of one or
more persons. of the violation of this act by
any person or peifons, shall issue his war
wfant to any constants or police officer. to
cause such person or persons to be arrested
and brought before the said justice of the
peace or alderman, who shall hear and deter
mine the guilt or innocence Of the person or
persons so charged, who if convicted of the
said ofense, shall be sentenced to pay the
penalty aforesaid.
SECTION 5. The commissioners of each
county shall within one mouth, after the
passage Of this act, canse the same to be pub
T. lished oDe or more times in one newspaper of
general SPECULATION in their respective coun-
Lies.
APPROVED: Tie ist day of June, AID, 1887.
JAkIES REAVER